One-Click Setup for Linux Palworld Server

Overview

Palworld's official server is highly popular and often faces lag issues. Why not set up your own dedicated server for a smoother gaming experience with your friends?

Solution overview

It is compatible with systems above Ubuntu 18 and CentOS 7, enabling a one-click download and installation of the Palworld game.

Environment preparation

• Client: A computer with Steam installed
• Server: A BCC with a bound public IP, with a minimum disk space of 20 G, leaving about 12 G of space after installation
• Server configuration recommendation: The official recommendation for Palworld is a minimum configuration of 4 cores and 8GB of memory. You can use the bcc.e1.c4m8 package machine

Note: The EIP bandwidth can be adjusted flexibly based on your actual needs. For multiplayer games, we suggest using higher-specification instances to avoid OOM issues that could disrupt the game service and affect the experience.

Ubuntu server configuration example

1. Sign in to the console, purchase a cloud server as needed and select the Ubuntu public image.

2. On the purchase page, users should also select "Purchase EIP" and determine the charge type and desired bandwidth peak based on their requirements.

3. Sign in to the server via SmartTerm and record the server's EIP address here.

4. Execute the installation script and wait for the installation to complete

wget -O - https://bcets.bj.bcebos.com/pal-server-install-ubuntu.sh | sh

The detailed installation process can be viewed with the command tail -f /tmp/pal_server.log

6. Configure the security group's inbound rules to allow traffic on UDP port 8211

CentOS server configuration example

1. Sign in to the console, purchase a cloud server as needed and select the Centos public image.

2. On the purchase page, users should also select "Purchase EIP" and determine the charge type and desired bandwidth peak based on their requirements.

3. Sign in to the server via SmartTerm and record the server's EIP address here.

4. Execute the installation script and wait for the installation to complete

wget -O - https://bcets.bj.bcebos.com/pal-server-install-centos.sh | sh

The detailed installation process can be viewed with the command tail -f /tmp/pal_server.log

6. Configure the security group's inbound rules to allow traffic on UDP port 8211

Server version update

If you see the error message when entering the game: "You are attempting to join a match running an incompatible game version. Please try upgrading your game version," follow the steps below to update your Palworld server.

1. Sign in to the server via SmartTerm or remote desktop as the root account.
2. Choose the appropriate command for your OS to execute and update the Palworld server program. This will download game server files, so please wait patiently until it completes.

• Ubuntu

1sudo systemctl stop pal-server
2sudo -u steam $(which steamcmd) +login anonymous +app_update 2394010 validate +quit
3sudo systemctl restart pal-server
4sudo systemctl status pal-server

• CentOS

1sudo systemctl stop pal-server
2sudo -u steam /home/steam/steamcmd.sh +login anonymous +app_update 2394010 validate +quit
3sudo systemctl restart pal-server
4sudo systemctl status pal-server

Steam client configuration example

1. Enter the game and select Join Multiplayer Game (Dedicated Server)

2. Enter the EIP and port bound to the above cloud server and click Connect

3. If you reach the character creation interface, it indicates a successful connection to the server